The Sustenhorn is a
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually highe ...
in the
Uri Alps
The Uri Alps (also known as ''Urner Alps'', german: Urner Alpen) are a mountain range in Central Switzerland and part of the Western Alps. They extend into the cantons of Obwalden, Valais, Bern, Uri and Nidwalden and are bordered by the Bernese A ...
, located on the border between the cantons of
Bern and
Uri. It overlook
Susten Pass
Susten Pass (German: ''Sustenpass'') (el. 2260 m.) is a mountain pass in the Swiss Alps. The pass road, built from 1938–1945, connects Innertkirchen in the canton of Bern with Wassen in the canton of Uri. A 300-metre long tunnel crosses the pas ...
from the south.
Both sides of the massif are glaciated. On the west side (Bern) lies the
Stein Glacier and on the east side (Uri) lies the smaller ''Flachensteinfirn''. The larger massif consists of several other mountains, the principal being
Vorder Sustenhorn (3,318 metres),
Chli Sustenhorn (3,309 metres) on the north and
Sustenlimihorn (3,316 metres) on the south.
References
External links
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Sustenhorn on Hikr
Mountains of the Alps
Alpine three-thousanders
Mountains of Switzerland
Mountains of the canton of Uri
Mountains of the canton of Bern
Bern–Uri border
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